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enFacebook expands gender options to include free-form fieldhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/facebook-expands-gender-options-include-free-form-field
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<p>“By empowering people to talk about their gender in their own words, Facebook continues to be a leader in its commitment to respecting and protecting LGBT users,” said GLAAD President &amp; CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “Part of being who you are is just being able to describe yourself in a way that feels right to you.”</p>
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<p>Last year, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/facebook-introduces-custom-gender-field-allow-users-more-accurately-reflect-who-they-are">Facebook announced</a> that it would offer a custom gender field for transgender and gender nonconforming people. The expanded gender options feature, which GLAAD helped develop, enables users to select a custom gender option, indicate preferred pronouns and adjust privacy settings for the custom gender field. Currently, users in 10 countries (including the US) across three continents can select custom gender options. </p>
<p>Since 2010, GLAAD has worked closely with Facebook to ensure the safety of and improve the experience for LGBT users. In October 2010, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=161164070571050" target="_blank">Facebook partnered with GLAAD and other national LGBT organizations to create "Network of Support,"</a> an educational initiative that works to combat anti-LGBT bullying online. <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2010/10/13/glaad-and-facebook-work-together-to-remove-hateful-comments-and-images-on-memorial-page/" target="_blank">GLAAD also worked with Facebook to reshape the way that the site responds to hateful, anti-LGBT comments posted on public pages.</a> In 2011, GLAAD worked with Facebook to add 'In a domestic partnership' and 'In a civil union' options to users' profiles.</p>
<p>Facebook also participates annually in GLAAD's anti-bullying campaign Spirit Day by 'going purple' on select national pages in a stand against bullying and to show its support for LGBT youth. Facebook became the first social media company to receive a GLAAD Media Award in 2012.</p>
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Wed, 25 Feb 2015 23:19:30 +0000brendan73977 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/facebook-expands-gender-options-include-free-form-field#commentsCUNY Graduate Center becomes first school to instate gender-inclusive language policyhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/cuny-graduate-center-becomes-first-school-instate-gender-inclusive-language-policy
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-1-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="1" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/images/2015-02/CUNY%20Graduate%20center.png?itok=2iNuIO8F" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) has officially announced a new policy that calls for students to be addressed in correspondence by their names, rather than with terms, like "Ms." or "Mr.", that assume the student's preferred gender pronouns.</p>
<p>Though the policy refers specifically to written interactions, and is not mandated but rather suggested, faculty are encouraged to apply far and wide with the school's 5,000 students. It has gone into effect at the start of this current semester. The school is thought to be the first to implement such a policy, meant to show inclusivity and respect to the diversity of gender identities.</p>
<p>The policy has been met with mixed reactions by the staff, with some advocating for a policy that is both gender-inclusive and culturally-sensitive, others applauding the effort as evolving with the times. Joseph Borelli, a Republican state Assemblyman and a professor at CUNY's College of Staten Island (where the policy is not in place), derided it as "another ultra PC policy change," and likened it to students asking to be called "'Godzilla' or whatever."</p>
<p>While some in the media have expressed concern that CUNY Graduate Center is violating tradition, etiquette expert Anna Post (who is the great-granddaughter of the iconic Emily Post), <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/cuny-bans-mr-ms-correspondence-article-1.2098225">spoke well of the effort,</a> saying, "Nobody likes assumptions being made about them."</p>
<p>CUNY Graduate Center sociology professor Erica Chito Childs told <a href="I%20think%20their%20heart%20is%20in%20the%20right%20place,%22%20said%20etiquette%20expert%20Anna%20Post,%20great-great-granddaughter%20of%20Emily%20Post.%20%22Nobody%20likes%20assumptions%20being%20made%20about%20them.">the New York Daily News</a> that the encouraged approach is good for everyone. "I think this decision is groundbreaking," she said. "[Using salutations] relies on old notions of being attached to your marital status, [whereas CUNY's decision], "allows us to interact with others as individuals."</p>
<p>Numerous outlets have reported the policy is a Title IX-related mandate that disciplines faculty who do not comply, the school itself has clarified those assumptions are false. According to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/28/cuny-mr-ms_n_6559250.html">the Huffington Post</a>, this is just one effort the school is making to respect students' identities and foster a safer, more constructive learning environment:</p>
<blockquote><p>The Graduate Center told The Huffington Post that the memo was actually aimed at advising faculty about the school's new preferred-name policy, which allows students to go by a moniker other than their legal name on certain university documents such as course rosters, student identification cards and student email addresses. The students simply have to <a href="http://www.gc.cuny.edu/CUNY_GC/media/CUNY-Graduate-Center/PDF/Registrar/PREFERRED-NAME-REQUEST-FORM.pdf" target="_hplink">fill out a form</a>.</p>
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<p>The same week that the Graduate Center announced the language policy, CUNY's Hunter College (Audre Lorde's alma mater) upgraded its Women and Gender Studies program to a full-fledged department. Though the media has been widely critical of the changes at CUNY, students and graduates have taken to social media to contribute positively to the conversation:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CUNY?src=hash">#CUNY</a> Grad Center drops 'Mr.' &amp; 'Ms.' Glad to see one of my alma mater making this move for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gender?src=hash">#gender</a> equality. <a href="http://t.co/ba8PxoD9eU">http://t.co/ba8PxoD9eU</a></p>
<p>— Michael Oman-Reagan (@OmanReagan) <a href="https://twitter.com/OmanReagan/status/560906491310653440">January 29, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><p>Today Women+Gender Studies <a href="https://twitter.com/Hunter_College">@Hunter_College</a> officially became a department! (up from program) <a href="http://t.co/RJEDykLJ0w">http://t.co/RJEDykLJ0w</a> Congrats all!</p>
<p>— JessieNYC (@JessieNYC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JessieNYC/status/560831862139289600">January 29, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
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Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:42:11 +0000alexandrabolles73252 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/cuny-graduate-center-becomes-first-school-instate-gender-inclusive-language-policy#commentsMedia outlets continue to speculate about Bruce Jenner's gender identityhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/media-outlets-continue-speculate-about-bruce-jenners-gender-identity
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-2-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/blue-logo.png?itok=41EXD2yM" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Today, <em>In Touch</em> <em>Weekly</em> ran a cover story based entirely on speculation about former Olympic athlete and reality TV star Bruce Jenner's gender identity. The article relies on a so-called "insider" for information, without any confirmation of details from Jenner. An allegedly altered image of Jenner's face also appears on the cover of the tabloid. <em>In Touch</em> is <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/bruce-jenner-transitioning-or-not-youre-reporting-it-wrong" target="_blank">not the first media outlet</a> to make unsubstantiated claims and comments about Jenner's gender identity.</p>
<p>"This nonsense has to end," said GLAAD President &amp; CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. "Speculating about a person’s gender identity only inflames the invasive and gross scrutiny that transgender people face every day at school, at work, or even when just walking down the street. It’s long past time that media outlets stop gossiping about Bruce Jenner’s gender."</p>
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Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:35:23 +0000glaad73118 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/media-outlets-continue-speculate-about-bruce-jenners-gender-identity#commentsHouston Equal Rights Ordinance faces opposition through ballot referendumhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/houston-equal-rights-ordinance-faces-opposition-through-ballot-referendum
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-3-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="3" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/images/2014-05/be%20a%20HERO.jpg?itok=rtVlHs31" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Houston Mayor, Annise Parker, has announced that the City along with a broad-based group will ardently defend the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) from being repealed. Opponents of the bill have submitted 30,000 verified signatures, passing the 17,269 required signatures to place the referendum on the November ballot. On July 3, 2014, <a href="http://www.houstontx.gov/mayor/press/20140703.html">Mayor Parker expressed in a press conference her confidence in Houston voters</a> to vote down the repeal:</p>
<blockquote><p>The Houston I know does not discriminate, treats everyone equally, and allows full participation by everyone in civic and business life. We don't care where you come from, the color of your skin, your age, gender, what physical limitations you have have, or whom you choose to love. I am confident voters will soundly defeat any challenge to the ordinance.</p>
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<p>Opponents of HERO have been spreading misinformation about the bill, trying to frame it as a 'Sexual Predator Protection Act,' in reference to transgender individuals' rights to use the restroom that aligns with their gender identity. <a href="http://www.houstontx.gov/mayor/press/20140703.html">In the same press conference</a>, Mayor Parker emphasized:</p>
<blockquote><p>Let's be clear, this in no way grants men the unfettered right to access women's bathrooms or locker rooms. It is simply not true, and I know Houstonians are wise enough to see through the misrepresentations and exaggerations.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/"><em>OutSmart</em></a>, a publication based in Houston, spoke to City Council Members Ellen Cohen and Robert Gallegos <a href="http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2014/06/understanding-houston-equal-rights-ordinance/">to verify or debunk some of the information circulating about HERO</a>. Their findings: </p>
<blockquote><p><strong><em>The following statements about the HERO are TRUE.</em></strong></p>
<ol><li><strong>Before the HERO was passed, Houston was the only major metropolitan area in the country that did not prohibit discrimination in places of public accommodation.</strong> [Our city had] no protection against discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Houston believes that all persons living in or visiting the city are entitled to be treated with equal dignity, respect and status, and have the right to be free from discriminatory and unequal treatment. <em>—Council Member Robert Gallegos</em></li>
<li><strong>The ordinance is good for business.</strong> Yes, the ordinance is good for business. Frankly, if we didn’t pass it, I think it would have put us at a disadvantage. It would have threatened organizations, conventions, and businesses in terms of moving here. As you’ve seen happen in places like Arizona, [a number of organizations] said they just weren’t going to come to Arizona because of the business position [that lawmakers were] taking. We heard from the Greater Houston Partnership and the Houston Sports Authority, and they believed that not passing the ordinance would be detrimental to the business of Houston. Passing the ordinance tells the rest of the world to come to Houston—we’re open and we’re receptive.<em>—Council Member Ellen Cohen</em></li>
<li><strong>The ordinance does not apply to religious organizations.</strong> The ordinance provides exemptions for religious organizations in the provisions that deal with places of public accommodation, private employment, and fair housing. <em>— Council Member Gallegos</em></li>
<li><strong>This ordinance is designed to conciliate, not to punish. </strong>It’s designed to bring people who have been discriminated against together with people who may have done the discriminating, to see if we can’t have some kind of understanding. It’s not designed to be punitive. It’s really designed to conciliate. <em>— Council Member Cohen</em></li>
<li><strong>Complaints filed with the Office of the Inspector General—part of the Legal Department—will be subject to existing confidentiality protections, to the extent permitted by law. </strong><em>— Council Member Gallegos</em></li>
<li><strong>Anyone living or working in Houston is entitled to be treated with equal dignity and respect.</strong> And that’s what this ordinance will do. <em>— Council Member Cohen</em></li>
<li><strong>The ordinance provides the average person on the street a quick and expeditious way to file a complaint on an establishment that may have violated these rights. </strong>HERO mirrors federal laws and policies many private employers already have in place which ban discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, familial status, military status, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, and gender identity. <em>—Council Member Gallegos</em></li>
</ol><p><strong><em>The following statements about the HERO are FALSE.</em></strong></p>
<ol><li><strong>The ordinance will allow men to put on dresses and enter women’s restrooms to prey on women and children.</strong> Clearly, that’s a falsehood. It doesn’t allow men to throw on a dress and run into a women’s bathroom. It allows people who identify with the sex that they feel most closely related to to use the bathroom that most closely relates to that gender. But more importantly, Houston is the only major city that didn’t have an ordinance like this. The ones that already have similar ordinances have not seen a stream of men in dresses running in to [women’s] bathrooms—in fact, we don’t think there have been any cases. <em>—Council Member Cohen</em></li>
<li><strong>Businesses will be required to build a third, unisex restroom facility. </strong>False. Transgender persons already use restrooms consistent with their gender identity. <em>—Council Member Gallegos</em></li>
<li><strong>We don’t have discrimination in Houston.</strong> We know we have discrimination in Houston because of all the true, actual stories that people have told [to City Council] about experiencing discrimination. So although we are the most ethnically diverse city, we still have it. <em>— Council Member Cohen</em></li>
<li><strong>HERO will put women and children at risk of sexual assault.</strong> False. Similar non-discrimination ordinances and private-sector policies have not led to increased assaults. <em>—Council Member Gallegos</em></li>
<li><strong>This ordinance is just for the LGBT community.</strong> That’s clearly not true. This is not an LGBT ordinance. It’s an ordinance for the City of Houston, which includes the LGBT community among the other communities that are being discriminated against. <em>—Council Member Cohen</em></li>
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<p>GLAAD has been working <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/guest-post-separating-truth-lies-houston-equal-rights-ordinance">to separate the truths from the lies</a> and <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/eye-media-4-myths-debunked-about-houstons-non-discrimination-ordinance">to correct the myths that have been commonly cited in the media</a>. News outlets should avoid the misinformation, misrepresentations, problematic language, and exaggerations of anti-LGBT activists, and instead report the facts. For guidance, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/publications/reference">refer to GLAAD's Media Reference Guide, here</a>.</p>
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Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:35:38 +0000akang71607 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/houston-equal-rights-ordinance-faces-opposition-through-ballot-referendum#commentsBrazen Saddles: Biking across the country for basic human rightshttp://www.glaad.org/blog/brazen-saddles-biking-across-country-basic-human-rights
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-4-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="4" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/images/2014-06/SRLP2.jpg?itok=ZWnMobKk" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Today, somewhere in Arizona, four people are on their bikes fighting for a cause. Erin Hansen, Nora Hirozawa, Jesse Montgomery, and Max Rivlin-Nadler have been biking across the country to raise money and awareness for the <a href="http://srlp.org/">Sylvia Rivera Law Project</a> (SLRP), a New York City-based, non-profit, collective organization that works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing any negative consequences.</p>
<p>SLRP was founded over ten years ago to help provide people of color and low-income with basic needs. This included administering free legal services, training, education and advocacy to help transgender and gender non-conforming people. Now, the four devoted bicyclists who make up the<a href="http://brazensaddles.tumblr.com/"> "Brazen Saddles"</a> are trying to raise money so the SLRP can continue to protect and empower people who they believe are not adequately protected by current systems.</p>
<p>The ultimate monetary goal of the bike trip is $20,000, which is achievable through donations made to the organization. All contributions are appreciated, even if it is just a few dollars. <a href="http://srlp.org/brazen-saddles-riding-across-the-country-for-srlp/">More details of methods and modes of payment are available on the SLRP website</a>. The bicyclists write:</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Any amount you can give will make a huge difference in allowing this movement to continue growing, and will provide motivational fuel for us as we make our way across the country.</span></p>
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<p>Check out some of the awesome photos that appear on the Brazen Saddles' Tumblr page:</p>
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Thu, 12 Jun 2014 18:23:32 +0000cruocco71310 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/brazen-saddles-biking-across-country-basic-human-rights#commentsUC Davis adds preferred name service policyhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/uc-davis-adds-preferred-name-service-policy
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-5-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="5" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/images/2014-03/Ucdavis_aggies.png?itok=VJh0NDAa" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>University of California Davis has put in place a new <a href="https://registrar.ucdavis.edu/records/preferred-name.cfm">preferred name service</a> option for students. The school joins a group of American universities which have enacted preferred name policies for their students, including Princeton, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Michigan, Stony Brook University, among others.</p>
<p>This policy, which will take effect May 27, may have particular significance for international students and students who want their name to be reflective of their gender identity. The UC Davis Police Department has also established a similar policy. Their policy states that preferred first names may be used on campus as long as they are not used for misrepresentation, and tells officers to interact with people using their preferred names to respect gender identity and expression.</p>
<p>"I saw a willingness and sensitivity on this campus to be open and inclusive that truly impressed me,” Amy Kautzman, associate director of academic services for the University Library, told <a href="http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=10875"><em>Dateline UC Davis</em></a>, the school's online news site for faculty and staff. She has supported the preferred name initiative for two years now, involving almost 20 departments. “UC Davis is special in how much the administrative staff care about improving our students’ experience,” she said.</p>
<p>GLAAD encourages other universities to follow the example of respect for all students that these institutions are setting.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">March 21, 2014</span></div></div></div>
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Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:06:18 +0000ogarcia70271 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/uc-davis-adds-preferred-name-service-policy#commentsIsraeli Parliament bans discrimination against LGBT youth in schoolshttp://www.glaad.org/blog/israeli-parliament-bans-discrimination-against-lgbt-youth-schools
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-6-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="6" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/images/2014-03/israel-flag-graafix-blogspot-com-flags-of-86079.jpg?itok=Krdy72kE" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Tuesday, March 18, the Israeli parliament passed a law that prohibits discrimination in schools against students based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.</p>
<p>Twenty-five members of parliament, Knesset, voted in favor of the bill, with only two in opposition. The sponsor of the bill, Dov Khenin of the Hadash Party, said that this is the first law in Israel that bans discrimination based on gender identity.</p>
<p> "In every school the right of LGBT youth to be equal students appears black and white. But this law is there to protect not only LGBT students, but is there to protect us all. If youth today are experiencing verbal abuse in schools, then physical violence against the [LGBT] community could become everyday reality,” says Khenin as reported in <a href="http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/03/israeli-parliament-bans-discrimination-against-lgbt-youth-in-schools/"><em>LGBTQ Nation</em></a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://igy.org.il/amuta/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/%D7%AA%D7%A7%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%A8-%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%A8-%D7%90%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%91%D7%AA%D7%99-%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8-2008-%D7%A2%D7%9D-%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%92%D7%95.pdf">Research</a> done by <a href="http://www.igy.org.il/amuta/">Israel's Gay Youth Organization</a> (IGY) indicates that 52% of LGBT youth in Israel have faced hate speech, 84% have reported that the Hebrew equivalents of gay or lesbian are frequently used as slurs.</p>
<p>Other than verbal violence, LGBT youth have also reported sexual harassment and physical violence at school. Students have complained that teachers did not respond or take action against these acts of violence, and even used hate speech themselves.</p>
<p>Passing this law is a major landmark, and they hope that there will be more to come in the struggle for complete equality in Israel.</p>
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Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:41:59 +0000ogarcia70268 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/israeli-parliament-bans-discrimination-against-lgbt-youth-schools#commentsThe Advocate's op-ed reflects on significance of Facebook's new gender identity optionshttp://www.glaad.org/blog/advocates-op-ed-reflects-significance-facebooks-new-gender-identity-options
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img class="media-image" height="360" id="3" style="height: 563px; width: 750px;;" width="480" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/The%20Advocate%20Facebook.jpg?itok=Nv6TCIRW" alt="" /></p>
<p>Allison Palmer, GLAAD's former Vice President of Campaigns and Programs, worked closely with Facebook as the social networking site prepared to<a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/facebook-introduces-custom-gender-field-allow-users-more-accurately-reflect-who-they-are"> greatly expand users' gender identity options</a>. This week, she reflected on the significance of this development in an op-ed for The Advocate's website. In the piece, entitled "Making Facebook's 'About Me' About Me," Allison writes:</p>
<blockquote><p>By making this change, Facebook — the largest social platform in the world, with more than 1.2 billion users worldwide — is setting a standard for other tech companies and platforms that offer personal profiles. Users of OKCupid have called for expanded gender options, and Google+ publicly responded to users' requests and introduced customizable privacy of its gender profile field. Other companies can use Facebook's new feature as a model to implement on their own platforms.</p>
<p>More broadly, Facebook's new feature signals a cultural shift and an increase in visibility of transgender people. Today we see more transgender people setting the terms to talk about their own lives in the media, including Laverne Cox, the break out star of <em>Orange Is The New Black</em>, writers Janet Mock, and Jennifer Finney Boylan, as well as athletes Kye Allums and Fallon Fox.</p>
<p>Facebook's change is one step toward removing obstacles to transgender and gender nonconforming people's safety and ability to participate fully in their lives. With more people able to accurately identify themselves on social media platforms like Facebook, more of us will find the space to live authentically to who we really are.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2014/02/18/op-ed-making-facebooks-about-me-about-me">You can read the full piece at The Advocate</a>.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">February 18, 2014</span></div></div></div>
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Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:42:02 +0000alexandrabolles69925 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/advocates-op-ed-reflects-significance-facebooks-new-gender-identity-options#commentsCalifornia Governor signs law giving trans people easier access to updated ID documentshttp://www.glaad.org/blog/california-governor-signs-law-giving-trans-people-easier-access-updated-id-documents
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-7-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="7" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/TransFlag.jpg?itok=djkmorJ6" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>California Governor Jerry Brown <a href="http://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/9027">has signed a bill</a> into law that will allow transgender people in the state easier access to changing the name and gender marker on their legal identification. The law, AB 1121, was authored by Assemblymember Toni Atkins and co-sponsored by <a href="http://www.eqca.org/site/pp.asp?c=kuLRJ9MRKrH&amp;b=5609559" target="_blank">Equality California</a> and the <a href="http://transgenderlawcenter.org/" target="_blank">Transgender Law Center</a>.</p>
<p>Specifically, AB 1121 amends the procedures for changing one's name or gender marker on their legal identification, and allow transgender people to apply directly to the Office of Vital Records, bypassing the previously required court hearing and a $435 fee. AB 1121 also exempts transgender people from having to pay to publish a notice of the intended name change in a local newspaper for four weeks.</p>
<p>“As a transgender man myself, I have experienced both the discrimination that often accompanies having identity documents that do not match one’s gender identity as well as the burdensome process of revising identity documents," said Masen Davis, Executive Director of the Transgender Law Center. "This important bill will mean more transgender people will be able to go about their daily activities – from voting to applying for jobs – without being unfairly outed or put in danger."</p>
<p>GLAAD urges the media to report on this important change in California's law that will remove barriers for transgender people seeking updated identity documents. </p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">October 8, 2013</span></div></div></div>
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Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:26:31 +0000daniheffernan68420 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/california-governor-signs-law-giving-trans-people-easier-access-updated-id-documents#commentsSnapshots of our work: Latino/a Queer Film, Pro-LGBT Muslim Orgs, and promoting ENDA coveragehttp://www.glaad.org/blog/snapshots-our-work-latinoa-queer-film-pro-lgbt-muslim-orgs-and-promoting-enda-coverage
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<p>Be sure to check out GLAAD's Blog each week for updates about our latest work to build support for LGBT equality through news, entertainment and online media.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="294" id="2" style="height: 294px; width: 425px; margin: 5px;;;;;;" width="425" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/glaadlqff_0.png?itok=5YRvkmlX" alt="" /></p>
<p>GLAAD <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-sponsors-first-annual-lgbtq-latino-film-festival">staff attended a launch event</a> in Los Angeles for the first annual Latino/a Queer Film Festival (LQFF) on Sunday, July 21 in Los Angeles, CA. The showcase featured films by and about LGBT Latinos that reflect the struggles, lives, and achievements of their community. GLAAD National Spokesperson Wilson Cruz gave opening remarks for the event, highlighting the importance of the Latina/o community festivals, GLAAD's ongoing relevance in the lives of LGBT people and the important work that still needs to be done for LGBT equality. GLAAD served as an community sponsor for the event.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="252" id="2" style="height: 252px; width: 425px; margin: 5px;;;;;;" width="425" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/308653_135844176607072_1311740525_n.jpg?itok=yeZu964R" alt="" /></p>
<p>GLAAD's Spanish-Language Media Strategist, Brian Pacheco, was interviewed on "<a href="http://variedadesconsandra.com/">Variedades con Sandra</a>," a Spanish-language talk show on a local station that serves the Los Angeles area's Central American immigrant population. On the program, he discussed GLAAD's work with the Latino community, the importance of educating families about accepting their LGBT family members, and anti-LGBT discrimination. </p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="199" id="2" style="height: 199px; width: 425px; margin: 5px;;;;;;;;" width="425" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/IMG_20130717_144408_0.jpg?itok=xKqvbZ4D" alt="" /></p>
<p>GLAAD <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-god-loves-uganda-and-faith-leaders-look-overseas">hosted a strategic conversation</a> between Southern California faith leaders and Roger Ross Williams, the filmmaker behind <em>God Loves Uganda</em>. The conversation focused on keeping a US audience informed and engaged around the export of homophobia overseas, as well as mobilizing pro-LGBT people of faith to spread a message of love and acceptance of LGBT people, not only in the United States, but in countries where LGBT people face harsh laws. The conversation occurred while <em>God Loves Uganda</em> is playing at <a href="http://www.outfest.org/">Outfest in Los Angeles</a>.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="283" id="2" style="height: 283px; width: 425px; margin: 5px;;;;;;" width="425" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/lgbt-muslim_1_0.jpeg?itok=KbDKxh1t" alt="" /></p>
<p>During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/balancing-family-faith-and-love-muslim-community">GLAAD highlighted a KPBS story</a> that profiled two LGBT Muslims. GLAAD used the opportunity to remind people of pro-LGBT Muslim individuals and organizations, who are also observing Ramadan right now.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="95" id="2" style="height: 95px; width: 425px; margin: 5px;;;;;;;" width="425" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/ais-dsd-logo-banner.png?itok=BF6q_HSa" alt="" /></p>
<p>Over the weekend, GLAAD's Director of News, Ross Murray, presented a media training at a support group conference for people with <a href="http://www.aisdsd.org/">AIS (Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome) and other DSDs (Disorders of Sex Development)</a>, commonly known as intersex. The training focused on helping individuals tell their story, both to advocate to the medical community and to promote understanding in the general public.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="236" id="2" style="height: 236px; width: 425px; margin: 5px;;;;;" width="425" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/trans-1-71513.jpg?itok=taBxdPgH" alt="" /></p>
<p>GLAAD is working <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/jewish-daily-newspaper-highlights-transgender-rabbis-new-series">to promote an ongoing series</a> in the <em>Jewish Daily Forward</em>, a Jewish daily newspaper available online, about transgender issues in Judaism. The first installment of the series features six transgender rabbis and rabbis-in-training, as well as a larger discussion about the views on transgender people held by the larger Conservative Jewish movement.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="350" id="2" style="height: 350px; width: 425px; margin: 5px;;;;;" width="425" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/ENDAgraph1_0_0.jpg?itok=dRTQTVJG" alt="" /></p>
<p>GLAAD is working with Media Matters to promote<a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/telling-truth-about-enda"> fair and accurate reporting </a>on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). We are addressing false claims from anti-gay activists and encouraging the media to do the same. At the same time, we are <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/enda-has-unprecedented-support-congress-who-cares-royal-baby-way">calling for increased coverage of ENDA in news coverage.</a></p>
<p>To get the latest updates and take part in GLAAD’s work to build support for LGBT equality, be sure to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/glaad">‘like’ us on Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/glaad">follow us on Twitter</a>!</p>
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Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:06:55 +0000ryanhoulihan67108 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/snapshots-our-work-latinoa-queer-film-pro-lgbt-muslim-orgs-and-promoting-enda-coverage#commentsTelling the truth about ENDAhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/telling-truth-about-enda
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) has been both a major point of contention and confusion in the past few months as it has made its way to the Senate. Many anti-LGBT activists, politicians, and news commentators have recently spread a great deal of misinformation about ENDA in order to discourage its passing, and <a href="http://www.mediamatters.org/research/2013/07/08/myths-and-facts-about-the-employment-non-discri/194763" target="_blank">Media Matters for America</a> is debunking the myths and highlighting the facts about this crucial bill.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/historic-move-senate-committee-approves-trans-inclusive-enda" target="_blank">voted on ENDA</a>—it is now being passed to the full Senate for review.</p>
<p>ENDA is a bipartisan-supported bill that would prevent employers from making workplace decisions based on an employee's perceived (or actual) sexual orientation or gender identity. As federal law already prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, religion, gender, national origin, age, or disability, passing ENDA would only make for a fairer and more complete set of employment standards.</p>
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<p>Yet, opponents of the bill have made many erroneous claims about ENDA. <a href="http://www.mediamatters.org/research/2013/07/08/myths-and-facts-about-the-employment-non-discri/194763" target="_blank">Media Matters for America recently debunked several myths</a> put fourth by anti-LGBT activists about ENDA, and highlighted the facts they attempt to hide.</p>
<p>One of the most prominent and incorrect myths that Media Matters challenges is that ENDA confers so-called <a href="http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/07/08/myths-and-facts-about-the-employment-non-discri/194763#ENDA2">"preferential treatment"</a> to LGBT employees. In reality, ENDA only extends pre-existing basic workplace protections to a greater number of people who have been marginalized and discriminated against in the workplace for decades. It does not create any additional employment rights specifically for LGBT employees. </p>
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<p>Another popular myth is that ENDA would force employers to discriminate against religious employees. While this would certainly be alarming, the truth is that ENDA does not favor LGBT employees at the expense of religious employees. Aside from the fact that there are LGBT people of faith, ENDA is a bill that only extends basic workplace nondiscrimination rights to LGBT employees. Current federal protections still stand—ENDA does not erase previous rulings on freedom from religious discrimination. In fact, studies have shown that it is overwhelming LGBT employees who face <a href="http://escholarship.ucop.edu/uc/item/5h3731xr#page-2">discrimination in the workplace</a> based on a variety of factors--ENDA would mitigate these injustices by protecting against religious discrimination. </p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="154" id="2" style="height: 154px; width: 423px;;" width="423" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/transness_0.PNG?itok=j29Ha2tc" alt="" /><br />The final, and perhaps most disturbing, myth about ENDA relates to transphobic views about workplace shared-facility use—specifically, that allowing transgender employees to use the bathrooms consistent with their gender identity would pose a risk to women's safety. Besides invalidating transgender peoples' identities, and unfounded "fears" about bathrooms, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/ncavp-report-2012-hate-violence-disproportionately-target-transgender-women-color">recent data</a> gathered shows that transgender individuals are actually the victims rather than perpetrators of sexual violence, physical violence, and other forms of discrimination. According to Dr. Jillian T. Weiss at the Bilerico Project, there are "over 270,000 sexual assaults per year in the U.S…how many cases involving transgender people in bathrooms have there been in any year? Zero." ENDA would help lessen discrimination against transgender people by providing federal employment protections for a vastly marginalized community.</p>
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<p>In order to hold anti-LGBT commentators and newscasters accountable for what is said on-air, GLAAD began the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/cap">Commentator Accountability Project</a> (CAP) in 2012. The creation of CAP is intended to clarify the misinformation and lies that are being spread by anti-LGBT actvists, not only about ENDA, but all legislation protecting LGBT people. GLAAD urges media professionals to tell the truth about ENDA and call out the false claims of anti-LGBT commentators.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">July 10, 2013</span></div></div></div>
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Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:44:56 +0000calliopewong66900 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/telling-truth-about-enda#commentsGuest Post: When Will We Get it Right? A Reflection and a Challengehttp://www.glaad.org/blog/guest-post-when-will-we-get-it-right-reflection-and-challenge
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-9-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="9" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/tdor_header_3_0.png?itok=isVGYj7S" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>As part of GLAAD's mission to elevate voices from the LGBT Community, we are lifting up the lives and stories of transgender people for Transgender Awareness Week, as well as the Transgender Day of Remembrance. GLAAD is also partnering with <a href="http://www.masstpc.org/" target="_blank">MTPC</a> (the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition) to release new videos for the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/transpeoplespeak" target="_blank">I AM: Trans People Speak</a> campaign. You can participate in the I AM: Trans People Speak campaign by submitting your own video <a href="http://www.glaad.org/transpeoplespeak" target="_blank">here</a>.</em></p>
<p>By: Noah Alvarez, <a href="http://wehappytrans.com/" target="_blank">WeHappyTrans.com</a></p>
<p>You know, there has never been a more urgent time for trans* people in America.</p>
<p>I'm sure you haven't thought about it much, and are probably still celebrating the awesome "W" America took home when we collectively re-elected our President this past week, as well as the passing of marriage equality in several states, but there is still much work to do. There is still a community of voices and souls that have been swept under the rug.</p>
<p>Yes, legislation is changing and political battles are being won when it comes to transgender rights, but as we have seen with the devastating situation in Aurora, the wrong choices are being made more often then not when it comes to the decent, proper treatment and inclusion of trans* people...and yes, eventrans* kids.</p>
<p>In a recent <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jen-richards/aurora-transgender-policy_b_2051949.html" target="_blank">HuffPost blog</a>, my good friend and trans* heroine, Jen Richards, of WeHappyTrans.com wrote:</p>
<blockquote><p>"A new day is dawning for trans people. Of that, there is absolutely no doubt. The collective and growing momentum of public opinion, medical support, legal action, and media attention make the acceptance of transgender individuals every bit as certain as a rising sun."</p>
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<p>This is certainly accurate, and even comforting but I still find myself afraid for my community of brothers and sisters because it seems that one thing is missing in this monumental move toward inclusion and equality: accountability. <img class="media-image" height="188" id="2" style="height: 188px; width: 251px; margin: 5px; float: right;;;;;;" width="251" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Noah%20Alverez_0.jpeg?itok=hcB23NmH" alt="" /></p>
<p>We all know about accountability whether we choose to utilize it for our own personal growth or not.</p>
<p>As an Afro-Latino transman, and a man of faith, I count it a privilege and a unique gift to be able to see all human beings for who they are and not what they are. As a young person, I sense the urgency amongst my generation of 20-somethings to finally get things right. When talking with someone who is not transgender, especially people who consider themselves men and women of faith, it is easy to note the drastic difference in perception when it comes to modern civil rights, because as Vice President Biden stated, transgender rights are most certainly civil rights. It is truly unfortunate that people are having a difficult time swallowing that pill.</p>
<p>Not that my humble opinion matters to many, but as a person who has been lifted out of the trenches of one bad life experience to the next, through the manifestation of my faith, I am disappointed in the celebrities, mentors, and spiritual leaders I've looked up to for so many years.</p>
<p>I came across a blog that proudly boasts it's members ability to bleed out the weak-willed, with one young member, a man of faith no-less, commenting on the Vice President's endorsement of transgender equality, writing:</p>
<blockquote><p>"The party of freaks and geeks panders to the lowest of the low without a care on how it looks or sounds to normal people. Its a coalition of all the weirdest elements who's only thing in common is they are not the normal ones."</p>
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<p>People who are not a part of the LGBT community have a hard time understanding what the "fuss" is all about, even when presented with the unsettling facts and statistics that paint the portrait of who our community is and what we are working through to achieve normalcy and to maintain our dignity as human beings.</p>
<p>This is where my heart sinks into my stomach and my mouth gets a little dry. When will people do better, and in turn, become better? </p>
<p>Many wonderful men and women speak about loving others, patience, kindness, a heart of forgiveness, compassion, etc. but when it comes to transgender people their values suddenly do not apply to "those people".</p>
<p>Less than a week away from Transgender Day of Remembrance, all I can think is when will we, as a collective whole, evolve?"</p>
<p>I've spoken to countless people about the issue of compassion and the state of humanity, and the majority of people seem to understand the limitless power of a united human race, standing against the social, economic, spiritual, and physical enslavement of the minority. The problem is that compassion is only extended to those we deem worthy of compassion.</p>
<p>As I have only transitioned two years ago myself, I am just now really embracing a radical approach to activism. I have made it my personal responsibility to be visible, be vulnerable, and to be aware so that my words may carry some weight in this movement. I challenge the GLB communities to start making these kind of conversations happen. When we can understand just how far from grace we have fallen, we can then start to do the work of educating people about the importance of compassion to all people, and not just those we understand.</p>
<p>I believe that all human beings (yes, even the guy quoted above) are capable of understanding the need for collective peace, no matter what religion, race, culture, economic status, gender, sexual preference, or level of education blankets their soul.</p>
<p>I, as a transgender man, should not have to watch friends commit suicide because society considers them to be a disgusting abomination and a "freak". The great misguided opinion of bigots and the purposefully less informed is that when a person who is different is depressed,</p>
<p>it is their difference that causes them pain but in reality, it is the oppression from society that causes them pain. We are limiting others in life because we refuse to accept that there is more to people than our own personal experiences show.</p>
<p>Young kids who are questioning their gender identity should not have to grow up under a glass ceiling of stifled potential and fear. Rather than embracing our kids, yes even the gay and transgender ones, we are teaching them that unless you are white, cisgender, and heterosexual, you will never be as good as those who are and you are certainly not worthy of equal opportunities, let alone peace in your home and at school or in the workplace.</p>
<p>During this month of purposed awareness for the transgender community, please think about the children. Do we really want our children growing up with the same prejudices, biases, and hate for people who are different from them? We talk so much about working to eliminate bullying in schools, but many times it's not the kids...it's the parents who say they have a heart full of love but walk with disdain on the tip of their tongues.</p>
<p>As a twenty-two year old man of the transgender experience, but more importantly as a man of faith, and a human being, I'm simply asking other human beings to embrace a consciousness that cultivates compassion and understanding rather than a defense against differences.</p>
<p>We can do better. Accountability is the key to truly practicing what we preach.</p>
<p><em>Noah Alvarez is the co-founder and lead contributor for <a href="http://wehappytrans.com/" target="_blank">WeHappyTrans.com,</a> a nationally praised online community space that highlights positive transgender experiences and reports on global community news. Noah is recognized for his leadership as a young transgender person of color, within the trans* community and abroad, as well as his mentorship of LGBT youth and LGBT persons of faith. He continues to advocate and mediate for transgender youth. He has made it a personal mission to spread awareness on the lack of spiritual support for LGBT Christian youth and to educate parents and spiritual leaders on this issue. </em></p>
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Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:26:06 +0000daryl60265 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/guest-post-when-will-we-get-it-right-reflection-and-challenge#commentsProtect Your Vote #VotingWhileTranshttp://www.glaad.org/blog/protect-your-vote-votingwhiletrans
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://www.votingwhiletrans.org/"><img class="media-image" id="3" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/1200px/public/janet-mock-vwt.png?itok=79FWRgQi" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>Getting accurate identification has been an old challenge for transgender people. Many states have overcome this problem by modernizing their laws on updating birth certificates and drivers licenses, making voting more accessible to transgender people. However, the passage of dozens of new voter ID laws and strict photo ID requirements will now make it much harder for transgender people to vote.</p>
<p>This year, as many as <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/10/transgender-voters_n_1952471.html">25,000 transgender Americans</a> face having their right to vote challenged or taken away as a result of new strict photo ID laws. And while trans American face challenges every day trying to secure ID’s that accurately reflect who they are, <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/study-transgender-voters-lose-rights-id-laws/story?id=17437669#.UHWpCS7A-3J http://abcnews.go.com/Health/study-transgender-voters-lose-rights-id-laws/story?id=17437669">we’ve been working with NCTE to elevate stories</a> around the potential impact this will have on voters next week.</p>
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<p>Before heading to the polls, be sure to <a href="http://www.canivote.org/">check your voter ID status</a> as well as these helpful tips to make sure you are prepared on and after Election Day. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.votingwhiletrans.org/" target="_blank"><img class="media-image" height="167" id="2" style="height: 167px; width: 250px; margin: 5px; float: right; " width="250" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/NCTE-VotingWhileTrans_Checklist-1_0.png?itok=yswmSbn4" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>In addition, if you are talking with friends and family about the efforts to suppress various communities from voting, the <a href="http://www.brennancenter.org/">Brennan Center for Justice</a> and <a href="http://www.advancementproject.org/">Advancement Project</a> have teamed up to provide some shortcuts to help guide you as you continue the conversation about voting. </p>
<p>From the <a href="http://neworganizing.com/content/blog/tip-how-to-discuss-voter-suppression">Center</a>:</p>
<p>One key: don't be overly negative. While discussing new restrictions is important so voters understand the changed landscape in their state, <strong>it's more crucial than ever to keep voters enthusiastic and encourage voter participation</strong></p>
<ol><li><strong>Don't say voter suppression. </strong>Use simple, clear language to explain why new restrictive voting laws are harmful, by explaining that <strong>restrictive laws make it harder for millions of eligible Americans to have their say on Election Day</strong>.</li>
<li><strong>Call out politicians.</strong> There are plenty of examples of politicians targeting specific blocs of voters - for example, by creating purge lists, or admitting that photo ID laws will help a particular candidate win. Explaining that politicians are <strong>gaming our system</strong> convinces voters that these new laws are illegitimate.</li>
<li><strong>Use values-based language.</strong> Engage voters on their core values-like responsibility, fairness, equality, and freedom.</li>
<li><strong>Tell a story to evoke those values.</strong> No matter what party voters are from, or where they say they are on photo ID, <strong>humanizing the impacts of unfair voting restrictions</strong> resonates.</li>
<li><strong>Repeat it - again and again!</strong> It takes <strong>repetition, repetition, repetition</strong> to really change the public conversation. Find ways to incorporate the tips above into your messaging, pick the strongest message you can, rinse, and repeat!</li>
</ol><p> (This information is also available in <a href="http://elections.neworganizing.com/es/guide/">Spanish</a> here)</p>
<p>If you experience discrimination at the polls be sure to call the Election Protection Hotline:</p>
<p>Election Protection Coalition</p>
<p>1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683)<br /> 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (1-888-839-8682<br /><a href="mailto:email@866ourvote.org">email@866ourvote.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.866ourvote.org/" target="_blank">www.866ourvote.org</a></p>
<p>Visit <a href="http://www.votingwhiletrans.org/" target="_blank">www.votingwhiletrans.org</a> to learn more and watch the PSAs, and visit <a href="http://www.glaad.org/vote">glaad.org/vote</a> to find out how you can register to vote.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">October 31, 2012</span></div></div></div>
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Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:00:43 +0000daryl60023 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/protect-your-vote-votingwhiletrans#commentsEpiscopal Church Votes to Include Transgender People at 77th General Conventionhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/episcopal-church-votes-include-transgender-people-77th-general-convention
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><br /><img class="media-image" id="25" style="margin: 5px; float: left; ;;;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/welsign_0.gif?itok=P4LS6a6T" alt="" />Since July 5th, The Episcopal Church's triennial General Convention has been meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana to discuss a long docket of resolutions to improve Episcopal doctrine and policy toward LGBT people. Today, in the House of Deputies Hearing, a <a href="http://www.generalconvention.org/gc/resolutions?by=number&amp;id=d002">resolution to add gender identity and expression to the Church’s nondiscrimination clause</a>, passed overwhelmingly. Most who spoke on the resolution were in favor of adding to the nondiscrimination clause. Deputy Carla Robinson of Olympia, who is a transwoman in the Episcopal Church, shared her moving story of how empowerment comes from the Church being able to “rightly name us.” The resolution states:</p>
<blockquote><p>Canons of The Episcopal Church be hereby amended to read as follows: No one shall be denied rights, status or access to an equal place in the life, worship, and governance of this Church because of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disabilities or age, except as otherwise specified by Canons.</p>
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<p>This resolution was submitted as a companion to another resolution, which adds gender identity and expression to the nondiscrimination clause specific to serving the Episcopal Church. This resolution was also passed overwhelmingly. The House of Bishops had previously adopted both resolutions, making the House of Deputies’ vote the final step (which means official transgender inclusion for both the laity and clergy). Both resolutions are based upon an “increased understanding and practice to respect the human dignity of transgender people…” Below is the Ministry Committee’s explanation of both resolutions:</p>
<blockquote><p>Gender identity (one's inner sense of being a man, a woman, or something more complex) and expression (the way in which one manifests that gender identity in the world) should not be bases for exclusion from the life of the Church at any level. As transgender people and their families increasingly come out within or find their way to congregations, their specific naming in our Canons, along with other groups who historically have experienced discrimination, will encourage congregations to deepen their understanding and widen their welcome, that we all might be empowered ‘to seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as ourselves.’</p>
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<p><a href="http://inchatatime.blogspot.com/2012/07/episcopal-church-makes-landmark.html">Reverend Susan Russell</a> offered her take on the impact of this vote:</p>
<blockquote><p>And it is not just a good day for transgender Episcopalians and their friends, families and allies. It is a good day for all of us who are part of a church willing to the risk to continue to draw the circle wider as we work to live out our call to make God's inclusive love known to the whole human family.</p>
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<p>The Episcopal Church has a great track record on LGBT equality. Known as one of America's most LGBT inclusivedenominations, the Episcopal Church has been affirming gay and lesbian couples for many years. This year, the convention addressed the technical issues of inclusivity, such as the details of nondiscrimination clauses and liturgical rites. The General Convention is expected to vote on the provisional use of a new liturgical rite, titled “The Witnessing and Blessing of a Lifelong Covenant,” which would be given as a blessing to gay and lesbian couples on their wedding day. GLAAD celebrates the official inclusion of transgender people within the Episcopal Church, or as Rev. Russell phrases it, putting “the T in equality.” GLAAD will continue to cover more LGBT-equality breakthroughs at the 77<sup>th</sup> General Convention of the Episcopal Church.</p>
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<p><em>Nichole Latimer, Religion, Faith &amp; Values Media Intern, contributed significantly to this post.</em></p>
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Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:05:41 +0000rossmurray58497 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/episcopal-church-votes-include-transgender-people-77th-general-convention#commentsNew GLAAD Videos Show LGBT Movement, Civil Rights Movement, and Labor Movement United in Growing National Campaign Against Stop and Friskhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/new-glaad-videos-show-lgbt-movement-civil-rights-movement-and-labor-movement-united-growing
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="content">Today, GLAAD released videos of LGBT leaders, civil rights leaders, and labor leaders discussing the negative impact of the stop and frisk policy in order to mobilize these movements for a Father’s Day march that will advance a shared agenda of equality and justice.<br /><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden">
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<p>Videos of the leaders, including Rev. Al Sharpton, NAACP President Ben Jealous and Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union President Stuart Appelbaum here: <a href="http://glaad.org/stopandfrisk">http://glaad.org/stopandfrisk</a> <img class="media-image" id="24" style="float: right;;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/stopandfrisk-hompage-thumbnail.png?itok=vlmv3dav" alt="" /></p>
<p>The videos follow on the heels of LGBT organizations from around the country, convened by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), joining civil rights leaders, labor leaders, and elected officials at the Stonewall Inn to declare support for the increasingly visible campaign against stop and frisk, and participation in a Father’s Day silent march to end racial profiling, which has been organized by the NAACP, National Action Network, and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. The historic Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village is where a backlash against police harassment in June 1969 launched the modern LGBT rights movement.</p>
<p>“LGBT people of color are twice as likely to experience police harassment simply because of who they are or what they look like,” said Herndon Graddick, president of GLAAD. “The time has come for communities to work together to ensure that every person has the ability to walk the streets of their community without fear of harassment—from fellow community members and those who we entrust to keep our communities safe.”</p>
<p>"The coming together of civil rights leaders and LGBT leaders on this issue is a historic union with broad social and political ramifications. If we fight for each others’ issues it broadens and strengthens each respective movement," said Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network, a convener of the Silent March Against Stop and Frisk and Racial Profiling, and MSNBC host, who endorsed marriage equality in 2004.</p>
<p>"The African American and LGBT communities have long histories of being harassed by the police," said Benjamin Todd Jealous, NAACP President and CEO, a convener of the Silent March Against Stop and Frisk and Racial Profiling. "In this silent march to end racial profiling we will stand together to tell City Hall and NYPD that discriminatory policing policies like stop-and-frisk will not be tolerated."</p>
<p>“Too many people have been victimized and harmed by the stop and frisk policy, and we plan to march in record numbers on Father’s Day to show that discrimination, harassment, and profiling based on identity is unacceptable. The fight against stop and frisk is a LGBT fight, a civil rights fight, a labor movement fight, a fight for justice and equality—a fight that unites all of us as one movement,” said Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).</p>
<p>The videos feature an array of speakers including: RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum, LGBT Table Convener, LGBT Table Co-Chair, Sharon Stapel for the New York City Anti-Violence Project and the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Projects LGBT Table Co-Chair, Jeff Campagna for RWDSU Communities United for Police Reform Coordinator, Joo-Hyun Kang, National Action Network President Rev. Al Sharpton, Streetwise and Safe, Chris Bilal, Survivor of Stop &amp; Frisk City Council Speaker Chris Quinn National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Director of Public Policy and Government Relations Stacey Long, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous Lambda Legal Executive Director Kevin Cathcart, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Empire State Pride Agenda Board Chair Louis Bradbury, SEIU 1199 President George Gresham, Human Rights Campaign National Field Director Marty Rouse, Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City President Melissa Sklarz, Gay Men’s Health Crisis, CEO Marjorie Hill Campaign to Stop the False Arrests, Survivor Robert Pinter</p>
<p>For more information about the march or to find out how you can be involved, visit: <a href="http://silentmarchnyc.org/">http://silentmarchnyc.org/</a></p>
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Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:07:21 +0000daryl55565 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/new-glaad-videos-show-lgbt-movement-civil-rights-movement-and-labor-movement-united-growing#commentsNick Krieger: A New Voice in Transgender Memoir and LGBT Advocacyhttp://www.glaad.org/2011/06/13/nick-krieger-a-new-voice-in-transgender-memoir-and-lgbt-advocacy
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Nick-Krieger1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-38040" title="Nick Krieger" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Nick-Krieger1-227x300.jpg" alt="" width="204" height="270" /></a>Several GLAAD staff members attended an event at Bluestockings Bookstore in New York City last week to celebrate the release of a new memoir by Nick Krieger, titled <em><a href="http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.cfm?SKU=0092" target="_blank">Nina Here Nor There: My Journey Beyond Gender</a></em>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The book chronicles Nick’s unique experience with his gender identity through the character Nina. In the book, Nina explores gender and sexuality through conversations and experiences with friends, family, lovers and strangers while finishing graduate school and approaching the end of her 20's. After settling into the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco following years of work in travel writing, and discovering a diversity of gender non-conformity, Nina finds herself feeling less and less connected to her female identity.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As the title suggests, Nina’s journey is free of any pre-determined destination; rather, the book probes at the parameters of the gender binary, making space for those of us who are neither here nor there. Yet even as the character grapples with challenging questions about her place in a limited gender system, Nick’s wit and humor bring a lighthearted tone to this contemplative narrative. <em>Nina Here Nor There </em>confronts ‘difficult to articulate’ feelings around gender and identity, and asserts that they are still very worth exploring.<a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Nina-Here-Nor-There3.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-38048" title="Nina Here Nor There" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Nina-Here-Nor-There3-194x300.jpg" alt="" width="155" height="240" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The blog <a href="http://feministing.com/" target="_blank">Feministing</a> <a href="http://feministing.com/2011/05/31/not-oprahs-book-club-nina-here-nor-there/" target="_blank">says of the book</a>, “In our media context, where only one kind of narrative about transition seems to be allowed, this alternate personal story can feel pretty revolutionary.” <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/" target="_blank">Random House</a> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/book/209100/nina-here-nor-there-by-nick-krieger/9780807000922/" target="_blank">describes</a> it as “the next-generation <em>Stone Butch Blues</em>—a contemporary memoir of gender awakening and a classic tale of first love and self-discovery.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nick was born in New York, but now lives in San Francisco. He has written for <a href="http://www.365gay.com/tag/nick-krieger/" target="_blank">365Gay</a>, <a href="http://www.originalplumbing.com/author/nick/" target="_blank">Original Plumbing</a>, and other publications. Check <a href="http://nickkrieger.com/" target="_blank">his website</a> for a list of his upcoming events.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://bluestockings.com/" target="_blank">Bluestockings</a> is a bookstore, activist center, and fair trade café located at 172 Allen Street, and holds events almost every night.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>GLAAD’s National News and Transgender Advocacy Fellow Angela Dallara contributed to this post</em></p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:20:07 +0000daniheffernan33994 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2011/06/13/nick-krieger-a-new-voice-in-transgender-memoir-and-lgbt-advocacy#commentsLife & Style Off the Mark in Targeting Gender Identity of Angelina Jolie's Childhttp://www.glaad.org/2010/03/03/life-style-off-the-mark-in-targeting-gender-identity-of-angelina-jolies-child
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The latest issue of <em><strong>Life &amp; Style</strong></em>, a popular celebrity gossip magazine with several hundred thousand readers, features a cover story which claims that actress <strong>Angelina Jolie</strong> is turning <strong>Shiloh</strong>, her daughter with <strong>Brad Pitt</strong>, into a boy. The cover features Shiloh with</p>
<!--more--><p> a short haircut and polo shirt and asks: "Is it harming the three-year-old?"</p>
<p><em><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/shilohlifeandstyle.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-18811" title="shilohlifeandstyle" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/shilohlifeandstyle-223x300.jpg" alt="" width="223" height="300" /></a>"Life &amp; Style</em> is way off the mark with this outrageous coverage," said Rashad Robinson, GLAAD's Senior Director of Media Programs. "Perpetuating gender stereotypes and targeting children for ridicule about the way they dress is unacceptable, regardless of their parent's celebrity status."</p>
<p>The accompanying article cites several so-called 'experts,' including Glenn Stanton, from the anti-LGBT organization Focus on the Family, who says: "They need help, they need guidance of what that looks like. It's important to teach our children that gender distinction is very healthy."</p>
<p>"Media has a responsibility to differentiate between credible authorities and politically motivated (and usually self-proclaimed) 'experts' like Focus on the Family's Glenn Stanton, who is not an expert on developmental issues," said Robinson.</p>
<p>Other supposed 'experts' include VH1 stylist Alana Kelen, and celebrity stylist Gili Rashal-Niv, who made offensive comments such as: "Hopefully we won't be seeing Maddox in one of Shiloh's dresses any time soon."</p>
<p>Justin Tanis, Outreach Manager for the National Center for Transgender Equality told The Advocate:</p>
<p>"The length of Shiloh's hair or the clothes she wears are really matters for her and her parents to decide; this is a family that is known for their fashion. What's important here is that every child, including Shiloh, has the opportunity to express herself and explore her world in a way that is safe and nurturing for her. Our society needs healthy, well-rounded children whose interests and tastes are as diverse as the children themselves and are not limited by outdated stereotypes of gender. Shiloh — and all other children — deserve the right to be themselves in ways that feel right to them as they learn and grow."</p>
<p>GLAAD will be contacting <em>Life &amp; Style</em> to voice our serious concerns about this story and educate the editors about how to fairly and accurately report on gender issues. We will urge the editors to refrain from this kind of sensationalism in future coverage and encourage community members to do the same.</p>
<p><strong>Lindsay Ferraro</strong><br />
Publicity Manager - <em>Life &amp; Style Weekly</em><br /><a href="LFerraro@bauer-usa.com">LFerraro@bauer-usa.com</a><br />
(201) 569-6699</p>
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Editor-in-Chief - <em>Life &amp; Style Weekly</em><br /><a href="dwakeford@bauer-usa.com">dwakeford@bauer-usa.com</a></p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:17:43 +0000glaad32757 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2010/03/03/life-style-off-the-mark-in-targeting-gender-identity-of-angelina-jolies-child#commentsNew Report Shows Significant Progress for LGBT Americans Since 2000http://www.glaad.org/2009/12/16/new-report-shows-significant-progress-for-lgbt-americans-since-2000
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>As the decade draws to a close, a new report shows the past 10 years have been a period of dramatic gains in equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in America. Two-thirds of the 36 statistical indicators compiled in <em>A</em> <em>Decade of Progress on LGBT Rights </em>showed significant advances, including sharp increases in the number of LGBT Americans protected by nondiscrimination and family recognition legislation at the state level. Just over a quarter of the indicators were negative, and two showed mixed results. The report is a joint project of <a href="http://www.lgbtmap.org/">the LGBT Movement Advancement Project</a> and <a href="http://www.haasjr.org/">the Evelyn &amp; Walter Haas, Jr., Fund</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lgbtmap.org/">Full text of the report is available here.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.lgbtmap.org"><img src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/a-decade-of-lgbt-progress-cover.jpg" alt="A Decade of Progress on LGBT Rights" title="A Decade of Progress on LGBT Rights" width="135" height="175" class="size-full wp-image-16639" align="right" /></a>Among the report’s key measures of progress:</p>
<ul><li><strong>Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation:</strong> The number of states outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation increased 83 percent, from 12 to 22, between 2000 and 2009. The percentage of the U.S. population living in states banning discrimination based on sexual orientation soared from 24.5 percent to 44.1 percent, an 80 percent increase. In other words, today 134 million Americans are now living in states where discrimination based on sexual orientation has been outlawed, an increase of 65 million over the decade. (When local nondiscrimination laws passed by cities without statewide protections are included, the figure is over 50 percent of the U.S. population.) Fortune 500 companies that protect workers based on sexual orientation grew from 51 percent to 88 percent.</li>
</ul><ul><li><strong>Discrimination Based on Gender Identity:</strong> There was an even more remarkable increase in states outlawing discrimination based on gender identity and expression, which rose from just 1state in the year 2000 to 14 states representing nearly 30 percent of the population in 2009. The percentage of Fortune 500 companies that protect workers based on gender identity jumped even more, from just 0.6 percent to 35 percent.</li>
</ul><ul><li><strong>Public Opinion:</strong> The percentage of the public supporting the right of openly gay and lesbian people to serve in the military grew from 62 percent to 75 percent. Support for marriage equality has grown from 35 percent in 2000 to 39 percent today; there has been an even larger increase in support for relationship recognition that involves many of the rights of marriage, from 45 to 57 percent.</li>
</ul><ul><li><strong>Safer Schools: </strong>In 2000, only one state had a safe school law that specifically cited sexual orientation <em>and</em> gender identity/expression for protection; by 2009 that rose to 13states. The number of Gay-Straight Alliance Clubs in high schools grew from 700 to 4,700, a nearly six-fold increase.<strong></strong></li>
</ul><p>The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund is a private family foundation created in 1953 which has awarded more than $364 million in grants to support fundamental rights and opportunities for all people. It has invested nearly $42 million in promoting equal rights and opportunities for gays and lesbians since 2002.</p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:17:22 +0000Seth32571 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/12/16/new-report-shows-significant-progress-for-lgbt-americans-since-2000#commentsGLAAD Reports from the Angie Zapata Murder Trialhttp://www.glaad.org/2009/04/15/glaad-reports-from-the-angie-zapata-murder-trial
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>GLAAD Media Field Strategist Adam Bass is in Greeley, Colo. as the trial in the murder of Angie Zapata begins, working alongside local advocacy organizations on the ground to coordinate local media efforts and support Zapata's family and friends. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/publications/kits/angiezapata/index.php">Angie Zapata</a> was an 18-year-old transgender woman who was brutally murdered in her own home last July - and the trial for the man accused of murdering her began Tuesday, April 14. </p>
<!--more--><p>The man who allegedly murdered Angie goes on trial for premeditated murder this week. He also faces a hate crimes charge, the first time such a charge has been leveled against a defendant in the case of a murdered transgender person – in Colorado and the nation.</p>
<p>Colorado media outlets, as well as some national media, have been reporting on Angie Zapata and this murder trial.</p>
<div style="width: 310px;float:left;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/zapata-trial-day-1-036.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-7890" title="zapata-trial-day-1-036" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/zapata-trial-day-1-036-300x225.jpg" alt="Angie Zapata s family gathers for a vigil in her honor Tuesday in Greeley, Colo." width="300" height="225" /></a>
<p>Angie Zapata s family gathers for a vigil in her honor Tuesday in Greeley, Colo.</p>
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<p>Tuesday, in Greeley, was no different. Locals, led by the <a href="http://lambdacenter.org/">Lambda Center</a> of Fort Collins, gathered for a brief candlelight vigil in a downtown Greeley park. They gathered to show support to the family as the trial begins. Speakers included retired Pastor Steve Brown of Greeley and Andy Stoll of the Lambda Center.</p>
<p>Monica Zapata, Angie’s older sister, also spoke, surrounded by many other family members. Monica remembered Angie as “beautiful.” She said that Angie would be happy to see that the community was coming together to “change the world” and make it a better place for other transgender people to live.</p>
<p>Over 60 people gathered in the park to show support to the family, and the event ended a busy news day. Denver television stations <a href="http://cbs4denver.com/local/MocoSpace.zapata.transgender.2.984838.html">CBS 4 Denver</a>, <a href="http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/19174174/detail.html">ABC 7 News</a>, <a href="http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=113790&amp;catid=339">NBC 9News</a> and Fox 31 KDVR, as well as Greeley’s Channel 5, filed reports from the opening day of court.</p>
<div style="width: 155px;float:right;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/angie2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-7891" title="Angie" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/angie2-145x300.jpg" alt="Angie Zapata" width="145" height="300" /></a>
<p>Angie Zapata</p>
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<p>TruTV is covering the entire trial. <em><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_12139287">Denver Post</a></em> and <em><a href="http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20090414/NEWS/904149938/1051&amp;ParentProfile=1001">Greeley Tribune</a></em> reporters were also at the court house, while <a href="http://www.pamshouseblend.com/">Pam’s House Blend</a> contributor Autumn Sandeen will be live blogging and using <a href="http://twitter.com/justiceforangie">Twitter</a> throughout the trial. The first day of the trial consisted of jury selection, and it is expected that opening statements in the trial will be presented on Thursday.</p>
<p>GLAAD is on the ground to work with the media as they cover this trial – to ensure that Angie’s story is told fairly, accurately and inclusively, and that the story of Angie's life isn’t lost in the coverage of her murder.</p>
<p>To find out more about Angie Zapata and her life, visit <a href="http://www.angiezapata.com/">www.angiezapata.com</a><br /></p><div align="left">
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">April 15, 2009</span></div></div></div>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:16:00 +0000Adam31895 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/04/15/glaad-reports-from-the-angie-zapata-murder-trial#commentsIn the Life Presents "Revising Gender"http://www.glaad.org/2009/03/31/in-the-life-presents-revising-gender
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>American Public Television’s long-running LGBT-centric program <a href="http://www.inthelifetv.org/"><strong><em>In the Life</em></strong></a> has just produced a new episode for April. Throughout the month, this very special episode — all about gender identity — will be available online for free!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The hour will examine the battle over whether to reform or eliminate Gender Identity Disorder (GID) from The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) - the “bible” of mental illness. The episode will also feature a conversation between <strong>Mara Keisling</strong>, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, and political theorist, <strong>Paisley Currah</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The episode becomes available <a href="http://www.inthelifetv.org/">online</a> April 1, but may also air on your local PBS station. Check listings for air dates and times.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Watch a clip here:</p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:15:54 +0000glaad31850 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/03/31/in-the-life-presents-revising-gender#commentsU.S. Will Support UN Statement on "Human Right, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity"http://www.glaad.org/2009/03/18/us-will-support-un-statement-on-human-right-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In an official statement today, U.S. State Department affirmed that the Obama administration-led U.S. government will support the UN Statement on "Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity." The UN declaration urges the decriminalization of being gay and "condemns human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity wherever they occur."</p>
<p>The full release can be found <a href="http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/03/120509.htm">here</a>.</p>
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<p>UN Statement on "Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity"</p>
<p>Robert Wood</p>
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<p>March 18, 2009</p>
<p>The United States supports the UN Statement on "Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity," and is pleased to join the other 66 UN member states who have declared their support of this Statement that condemns human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity wherever they occur.</p>
<p>The United States is an outspoken defender of human rights and critic of human rights abuses around the world. As such, we join with the other supporters of this Statement and we will continue to remind countries of the importance of respecting the human rights of all people in all appropriate international fora.</p>
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<p>Several LGBT and progressive blogs have also picked up the story including <a href="http://www.goodasyou.org/good_as_you/2009/03/ap-obama-to-right-another-bush-wrong.html">Good As You</a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/18/un-gay-rights-declaration_n_176231.html">The Huffington Post</a>, <a href="http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2009/03/18/obama-admin-to-endorse-un-gay-rights-declaration-that-bush-refused-to-sign/">The Hollywood Liberal</a>, <a href="http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2009/03/us-to-sign-un-gay-rights-declaration.html">Joe.My.God</a>, <a href="http://www.queerty.com/obama-signing-up-for-uns-gay-decriminalization-so-20090318/">Queerty</a>, and <a href="http://www.towleroad.com/2009/03/obama-administration-to-endorse-un-declaration-on-lgbt-human-rights-refused-by-bush.html">Towleroad</a>.<br /></p><div align="left">
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:15:51 +0000Tom31817 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/03/18/us-will-support-un-statement-on-human-right-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity#commentsKorean Court Convicts Man for Raping Transgender Womanhttp://www.glaad.org/2009/02/24/korean-court-convicts-man-for-raping-transgender-woman
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/598px-coat_of_arms_of_south_koreasvg.png"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6540" title="598px-coat_of_arms_of_south_koreasvg" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/598px-coat_of_arms_of_south_koreasvg-299x300.png" alt="" width="174" height="174" /></a></p>
<p>In a landmark ruling, a Korean Court found a 28-year-old man guilty for robbing and raping a transgender woman last August. The 58-year-old woman found the man breaking into her home. He stole 100,000 won ($70USD) and then proceeded to rape her.</p>
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<p>Busan District Court</p>
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<p>The Busan District Court convicted the man and sentenced him to three years in prison, but suspended his sentence for four years. The court also ordered him to complete 120 hours of community service.</p>
<p>Prosecutors originally tried to secure a five-year sentence.</p>
<p><a title="Yonhap" href="http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/" target="_blank">Yonhap</a>, the state news agency produced two stories (<a title="text" href="http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2009/02/18/0200000000AEN20090218007600315.HTML" target="_blank">text</a> and <a title="audio" href="http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2009/02/18/0200000000AEN20090218007600315.HTML" target="_blank">audio</a>) on the legal milestone. Other media outlets like the <a title="The Korea Herald" href="http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/02/18/200902180126.asp" target="_blank"><em>The Korea Herald</em></a> and <a title="The Chosun Ilbo" href="http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200902/200902190028.html" target="_blank"><em>The Chosun Ilbo</em></a> have also generated coverage on the sexual assault case.</p>
<p>The verdict signals another milestone for transgender Koreans. <a title="In 2006" href="http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1787.html" target="_blank">In 2006</a>, the South Korean Supreme Court ruled in favor of a transgender woman's request to amend her gender on official documents. <a title="The South Korean military" href="http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-5355.html" target="_blank">The South Korean military</a> reformulated its medical examination procedures, making transgender people eligible to serve.</p>
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<p>Ha Ri-su and Micky Chung</p>
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<p>Ha Ri-su, the famous transgender Korean singer and actress, was then able to apply for amended identification that reflected her gender.</p>
<p>She was also able to legally marry her partner, Micky Chung. <a title="The couple plans on adopting children in the future." href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/nation_view.asp?newsIdx=1710&amp;categoryCode=117" target="_blank">The couple plans on adopting children in the future.</a></p>
<p><a title="The National Human Rights Commission of Korea" href="http://www.humanrights.go.kr/english/index.jsp" target="_blank">The National Human Rights Commission of Korea</a> has played a leading role for ensuring transgender people among other minority groups are protected and upheld in law and policy.</p>
<p>In 2006, GLAAD met with a delegation from the top human rights group. We spent time with the delegation to provide resources and guidance for their national LGBT efforts.</p>
<p>Korea's continued progress for protecting all of its citizesn regardless of their gender identity is absolutely worth its weight in media coverage. Hopefully, these stories will propel similar advances in the region and around the world.</p>
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<p>Members of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea</p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:15:44 +0000Andy31759 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/02/24/korean-court-convicts-man-for-raping-transgender-woman#commentsThe 10th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrancehttp://www.glaad.org/2008/11/20/speaking-out
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<hr />Today marks the <a href="http://www.transgenderdor.org/">10th Annual Transgender</a> <a href="http://www.gender.org/remember">Day of Remembrance</a>, an international observance honoring the lives lost due to anti-transgender violence in the U.S. and around the world.
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<p>If this were one week ago, I would have blogged about fifteen transgender and gender non-conforming people who were murdered in America this year. Not only is fifteen a high number, it is most likely underestimated. A large number of transgender deaths go unreported or misreported, and accurate statistics are impossible to calculate since they are not collected, mostly due to lack of federal hate crimes protections for transgender Americans.</p>
<p>If this were one week ago, the list of 15 names we would pause to remember would have included <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2008/11/18/transgender-week-of-remembrance-reflecting-upon-those-lost/">the names</a> of Brian McGlothin, Patricia Murphy, Stacy Brown, Adolphus Simmons, Ashley Sweeney, Sanesha Stewart, Lawrence King, Simmie Williams, Lloyd Nixon, Ebony Whitaker, Angie Zapata, Jaylynn L. Namauu, Ruby Molina and Aimee Wilcoxson.</p>
<p>However, last Friday we sadly added one more name to the list of lives lost this year due to anti-transgender hatred and prejudice.</p>
<div style="width: 166px;float:right;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/01_moses.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4055" title="Lateisha" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/01_moses.jpg" alt="Lateisha Green. Image from News-10." width="156" height="224" /></a>
<p>Lateisha Green. Image from News-10.</p>
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<p>The sixteenth death was <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2008/11/19/vigil-held-for-lateisha-green/">Lateisha Green</a>. Only 22, Green was shot to death outside a friend’s house on the night of November 14 in Syracuse, New York. Her friend Alyssa Davis had called her to invite her over to a party, where she was murdered while standing in front of the house for nothing more than being transgender. And just days before the 2008 observance of <a href="http://www.glaad.org/publications/kits/dayofremembrance/">Transgender Day of Remembrance</a>.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.hrc.org/issues/1508.htm">Human Rights Campaign (HRC) estimates</a> that 1 in 12 transgender Americans face the chance of being murdered, and the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP)’s <a href="http://www.ncavp.org/common/document_files/Reports/2007HVReportFINAL.pdf">recent report showed</a> that the largest increase in violence against any demographic targeted transgender men.</p>
<p>These statistics are unacceptable.</p>
<p>This year for Transgender Day of Remembrance, we should not only honor the victims of senseless, hate-motivated violence - we must work each day forward to make sure that these sixteen lives are the last victims to be mourned.</p>
<p>Today, we must pledge to speak out against hate and for transgender equality. We must strive as a community to put an end to anti-transgender violence. Even one more murder is too many.</p>
<p>And if you have experienced discrimination because of your gender identity or expression, reach out to the community and call the:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.srlp.org/">Sylvia Rivera Law Project</a> at (212) 337-8550</li>
<li><a href="http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/">Transgender Law Center</a> at (415) 865-0176</li>
<li><a href="http://www.avp.org/">Anti-Violence Project</a>at (212) 714-1141 (24-hour bilingual hotline)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.transgenderlegal.org/">Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund</a> at (646) 862-9396</li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:15:01 +0000glaad31365 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2008/11/20/speaking-out#commentsKenneth Cole Sets Trend for Inclusionhttp://www.glaad.org/2008/09/17/kenneth-cole-sets-trend-for-inclusion
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The below post was submitted by Andy Marra, GLAAD's Asian and Pacific Islander Media Strategist.</p>
<hr /><a href="http://www.kennethcole.com/" target="_blank">Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.</a> is known for setting the bar high when it comes to creative advertising to its customers. The fashion company has long tied its brand to social causes including advertising for the LGBT community and <a href="http://www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/record.html?record=192" target="_blank">AIDS awareness</a>.
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<p>Another ad featuring Log Cabin Republicans President Patrick Sammon</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1704183_1704257_1704513,00.html"><img class="alignright" style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://img.timeinc.net/time/2008/cover_photos/1997_ellen_degeneres.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="154" /></a>When Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian on the <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1704183_1704257_1704513,00.html" target="_blank">cover of </a><em><a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1704183_1704257_1704513,00.html" target="_blank">Time</a></em> magazine in 1997, Kenneth Cole used catchy ads to announce their support of her. </p>
<p><em><span style="font-style: normal;">More recently, Kenneth Cole's We All Walk In Different Shoes campaign has <a href="http://online.logcabin.org/" target="_blank">featured</a> Log Cabin Republican President Patrick Sammon and <a href="http://www.familyequality.org/blog/?p=585" target="_blank">LGBT families</a>.</span></em></p>
<p>One of the newest ads in the campaign shows <a href="http://www.kennethcole.com/content/index.jsp?page=advertising/bio4.aspx&amp;h=550&amp;w=898" target="_blank">Nina Poon</a>, a transgender woman of Chinese descent and her boyfriend Robert Jason about to kiss. The ad shares Nina’s story of growing up in Vietnam, coming to terns with her gender identity and how she now juggles being a successful illustrator, make up artist and girlfriend.</p>
<p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/walk_in_different_shoes_cpl-l52.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1831 alignright" style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/walk_in_different_shoes_cpl-l52-220x300.jpg" alt="Nina Poon and her boyfriend Robert Jason" width="158" height="216" /></a>The new campaign features people from all walks of life, with its theme stemming from the company’s history of making footwear. Other people appearing as a part of the campaign include a punk evangelist, a survivor of ovarian cancer, an African American woman with albinism and a Hasidic reggae artist.</p>
<p>Hats (or shoes?) off to Kenneth Cole for providing the world great ads with an inclusive message.<br /></p><div align="left">
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">September 17, 2008</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/people-color">People of Color</a>, </li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:14:27 +0000glaad31043 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2008/09/17/kenneth-cole-sets-trend-for-inclusion#comments